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Alfonso Inc. acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of BelAire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange, Alfonso paid $326,750 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Alfonsos stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with BelAire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. BelAires assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit.

The following shows fair values for the BelAire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021.

BelAire Reporting Unit	Fair Values 1/1/20			Carrying Amounts 12/31/21
Cash	$	99,500		$	51,500
Receivables		196,000			246,500
Inventory		215,000			261,500
Patents		731,000			840,500
Customer relationships		617,250			590,000
Equipment (net)		322,500			241,000
Goodwill		?			436,000
Accounts payable		(176,000	)		(256,000	)
Long-term liabilities		(614,500	)		(518,000	)

Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.

1. Prepare Alfonsos journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the BelAire merger on January 1, 2020. Note: Enter cash paid and cash received as two separate amounts.

2. On December 31, 2021, Alfonso opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire BelAire reporting unit is $1,735,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Alfonso recognize on its 2021 income statement?

Prepare Alfonsos journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the BelAire merger on January 1, 2020. Note: Enter cash paid and cash received as two separate amounts. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Show the amount of cash received and paid as two separate amounts.)

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• Record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the BelAire merger on January 1, 2020.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

	Date General Journal Debit Credit January 01, 2020

On December 31, 2021, Alfonso opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire BelAire reporting unit is $1,735,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Alfonso recognize on its 2021 income statement?

	Goodwill impairment loss

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